Last week I was asked to talk about what I do professionally to a women’s group I have recently joined. I am passionate about coaching and mindset work and love to share my experience with others on these subjects. After speaking for 45 minutes and ending on the poem by[…]
7 top tips for achieving success in 2019
Achieve success for 2019Create your intention & find your solutions We are now approaching the end of January already, where did that time go! Did you make any new year resolutions, if so, are you still on track? There is a long-held tradition of making new year resolutions, with about[…]
How to live a happy life – In memory of Jan Fowler
Yesterday I attended the celebration of the life of my wonderful client and friend Jan, who passed away last week. Although expected, I’m not sure we truly ever prepare for someone leaving us. Jan asked me on her passing to promise to share our journey together and her thoughts on[…]
living life with depression – It’s ok to not be ok…
Only this week I have heard of two acquaintances losing a friend to suicide, both tragically young, with their whole lives ahead of them, but with what they saw as no other way out of how they were feeling with their depression than taking their own lives. For many the[…]
Find gratitude for all that you have to find happiness
I can’t help but feel a huge swell of gratitude and happiness for what I have around me. I’m watching the swallows circling and gliding on this remarkably mild evening air from the tranquillity of my garden. My life hasn’t suddenly changed, my mum still has dementia, and I haven’t[…]
Finding your purpose through contribution
Finding your purpose in life can feel as though it has filled a blank space in your story and can come in many different ways, through work, our personal lives and through the contrubution we make to society. I received the British Red Cross Durrant Award last week alongside my[…]
Happiness over envy, It’s your choice…
When you are not in a great place it can be so easy to envy other people’s lives and lose sight of your own happiness, especially when we have become a society of sharing so much, with pictures and descriptions of exotic holidays, wild social lives, loving relationships, and glamourous[…]
Top 10 Tips To Avoid Business Burnout
Top 10 Tips To Avoid Business Burnout Ahoy there Captain.. There are many great advantages about being the captain of your own ship, calling the shots and deciding how you want your business to look and feel, that’s why entrepreneurship is on the increase, especially in the over 50’s. When[…]
Grenfell – Forever in our hearts
Today will be a quietly reflective day for me, as it will be for so many others. Today is the 1-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire and a year since I supported victims and survivors of that terrible event. Many of you will not know that for the last[…]
Are you Beach Confident Ready?
I’ve just returned from Greece, taking some quality ‘me’ time to recharge my batteries, it had been a while. As I sat round the pool on our first full day a thought came to mind about just how ridiculous the slogan ‘are you beach ready’ is, especially when it’s attached[…]